[FIN] Roads and motorways in Finland • Moottoritiet Suomessa - Page 6

Rijeka · November 3rd, 2008, 10:40 AM

Can anyone tell me how are roads in Laponia? I'd like to make a big road trip Stockholm-Kemi-Rovaniemi-Inari-Nordkapp (or something like that). In July

Rebasepoiss · November 3rd, 2008, 06:49 PM

Do you mean Lapland? If so, I drove there in 2003 and at least then the roads were very good. Traffic is really light. The only problem is reindeers that don't want to leave the road sometimes.

Dan · November 3rd, 2008, 08:48 PM

They aren't too big though and if it is very snowy/wintery/etc it can be quite trecherous, so the most important things to keep in mind are:
-Drive very carefully and often slower than you think you should
-Expect delays (due to weather, not traffic)
-Be VERY alert for animals (the biggest problem in the north of Scandinavia)

Timon91 · November 3rd, 2008, 09:38 PM

Animals can be very dangerous. In Alaska it's a big problem as well. When leaving Anchorage airport I almost hit a moose. In the rest of the trip we also saw moose along the road, but because they've removed a few metres of forest on each side of the road, you can see them coming. This is way safer IMO.

Rijeka · November 4th, 2008, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebasepoiss

Do you mean Lapland? If so, I drove there in 2003 and at least then the roads were very good. Traffic is really light. The only problem is reindeers that don't want to leave the road sometimes.

Yes, I thought of Lapland. Thanks for your information.

Rijeka · November 4th, 2008, 03:08 PM

Thanx everyone, I didn't think of animals, I must admit, good to know. So the quality of the roads is OK everywhere in Northern Sweeden, Finland and Norway, I only have to pay attention not to hit any moose or alike

Dan · November 4th, 2008, 09:38 PM

The roads are just fine I'd say, it's just that it can get quite slippery! Depending on how this winter might be, you'll be shocked how much snow there can be, hehe.

Rijeka · November 5th, 2008, 10:44 AM

I can imagine, that's why im planning to go there in July!

I'm from the coastal part of Croatia and I'm not very used to drive in winter/snow conditions.

Can you arrive by car all the way to Nordkapp? Is it better (road quality and scenerywise) to go from Inari directly to Karasjok, or to take E75 to Utsjoki and than E6 to Karasjok. I see on Viamichelin that E75 and E6 is about 120km longer.

Rebasepoiss · November 5th, 2008, 03:43 PM

Yes you can get to Nordkapp by car, but you have to drive through a looong tunnel(since Nordkapp is an island) and that costs a bit.

Timon91 · November 5th, 2008, 04:06 PM

At least you can get there. It's actually insane that they buid a tunnel over there. Norway just has too much money.

@Rebasepoiss: do you have an iPhone?

Dan · November 5th, 2008, 04:10 PM

Ahh, during July! Oops! In that case it is indeed pretty much just animals you have to watch out for.

Rebasepoiss · November 6th, 2008, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timon91

@Rebasepoiss: do you have an iPhone?

Naah, I'm not rich enough to spend € 650 on a telephone that can't even send a contact by SMS...

I just don't understand why it's a must have for so many people.

ElviS77 · November 7th, 2008, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timon91

At least you can get there. It's actually insane that they buid a tunnel over there. Norway just has too much money.

@Rebasepoiss: do you have an iPhone?

Well, you see we're very good at building massive prestige projects like the 100+ million Magerøy tunnel on the E69 (which shouldn't be a E route at all...) to the North Cape. However, when it comes to the regular roads, we're not as good. We're pretty bad, actually...

Timon91 · November 8th, 2008, 01:43 PM

We've also had this in the Netherlands. About 10 years ago, when there was still plenty of money, they decided to build a big aquaduct under the river Gein, for the railway line Amsterdam-Utrecht (from 2 to 4 tracks). Costs: 55 million euros. They did it for some environmental issue. This is the result of NIMBY's.
To give you an idea of the river Gein:

Yes, just a small ditch

And this is the aquaduct:

The old two railway tracks are also visible.

jpeter · December 16th, 2008, 04:00 PM

Can somebody post me a picture from Speed Limits in Finland? Thanks

Wover · April 26th, 2009, 07:05 PM

Speed limits are variable. In the summer, most roads are 80 or 100; in winter the roads are 60 or 80. City centres are 50, but most of them have a 40 kph speed limit.

Some pictures of (bilangual) signs:

RipleyLV · April 26th, 2009, 07:35 PM

OMG, Corvette!

Dan · May 10th, 2009, 07:04 PM

Not too long ago the new motorway east of Helsinki was completed, so Turku-Helsinki E18 is now 100% motorway. By 2015 the E18 will also be 100% motorway all the way to the Russian border.

***ChrisZwolle*** · July 27th, 2009, 11:34 AM

The northernmost motorway in the world:

Route 29 near Tornio:

scurt/2 · January 10th, 2010, 12:55 PM

Any pics of the new section of Turku-Helsinki motorway?

November 3rd, 2008, 06:49 PM	#102
Rebasepoiss Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tartu / Tallinn Posts: 3,469 Likes (Received): 53	Do you mean Lapland? If so, I drove there in 2003 and at least then the roads were very good. Traffic is really light. The only problem is reindeers that don't want to leave the road sometimes. __________________ The world needs a dictator

November 3rd, 2008, 09:38 PM	#104
Timon91 Error Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: just outside Germany Posts: 5,780 Likes (Received): 0	Animals can be very dangerous. In Alaska it's a big problem as well. When leaving Anchorage airport I almost hit a moose. In the rest of the trip we also saw moose along the road, but because they've removed a few metres of forest on each side of the road, you can see them coming. This is way safer IMO. __________________ My Flickr account. Some of my photoseries: Northern Ireland, Prague, Boston, Alaska part 1, 2, 3, Smoggy Moscow, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa and Chişinău.

November 5th, 2008, 03:43 PM	#109
Rebasepoiss Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tartu / Tallinn Posts: 3,469 Likes (Received): 53	Yes you can get to Nordkapp by car, but you have to drive through a looong tunnel(since Nordkapp is an island) and that costs a bit. __________________ The world needs a dictator

November 5th, 2008, 04:06 PM	#110
Timon91 Error Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: just outside Germany Posts: 5,780 Likes (Received): 0	At least you can get there. It's actually insane that they buid a tunnel over there. Norway just has too much money. @Rebasepoiss: do you have an iPhone? __________________ My Flickr account. Some of my photoseries: Northern Ireland, Prague, Boston, Alaska part 1, 2, 3, Smoggy Moscow, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa and Chişinău.

November 8th, 2008, 01:43 PM	#114
Timon91 Error Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: just outside Germany Posts: 5,780 Likes (Received): 0	We've also had this in the Netherlands. About 10 years ago, when there was still plenty of money, they decided to build a big aquaduct under the river Gein, for the railway line Amsterdam-Utrecht (from 2 to 4 tracks). Costs: 55 million euros. They did it for some environmental issue. This is the result of NIMBY's. To give you an idea of the river Gein: Yes, just a small ditch And this is the aquaduct: The old two railway tracks are also visible. __________________ My Flickr account. Some of my photoseries: Northern Ireland, Prague, Boston, Alaska part 1, 2, 3, Smoggy Moscow, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa and Chişinău.

November 3rd, 2008, 10:40 AM	#101
Rijeka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 357 Likes (Received): 0	Can anyone tell me how are roads in Laponia? I'd like to make a big road trip Stockholm-Kemi-Rovaniemi-Inari-Nordkapp (or something like that). In July

November 3rd, 2008, 08:48 PM	#103
Dan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotland / Ireland Posts: 1,244 Likes (Received): 0	They aren't too big though and if it is very snowy/wintery/etc it can be quite trecherous, so the most important things to keep in mind are: -Drive very carefully and often slower than you think you should -Expect delays (due to weather, not traffic) -Be VERY alert for animals (the biggest problem in the north of Scandinavia)

November 4th, 2008, 03:08 PM	#106
Rijeka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 357 Likes (Received): 0	Thanx everyone, I didn't think of animals, I must admit, good to know. So the quality of the roads is OK everywhere in Northern Sweeden, Finland and Norway, I only have to pay attention not to hit any moose or alike

November 4th, 2008, 09:38 PM	#107
Dan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotland / Ireland Posts: 1,244 Likes (Received): 0	The roads are just fine I'd say, it's just that it can get quite slippery! Depending on how this winter might be, you'll be shocked how much snow there can be, hehe.

November 5th, 2008, 10:44 AM	#108
Rijeka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 357 Likes (Received): 0	I can imagine, that's why im planning to go there in July! I'm from the coastal part of Croatia and I'm not very used to drive in winter/snow conditions. Can you arrive by car all the way to Nordkapp? Is it better (road quality and scenerywise) to go from Inari directly to Karasjok, or to take E75 to Utsjoki and than E6 to Karasjok. I see on Viamichelin that E75 and E6 is about 120km longer.

November 5th, 2008, 04:10 PM	#111
Dan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotland / Ireland Posts: 1,244 Likes (Received): 0	Ahh, during July! Oops! In that case it is indeed pretty much just animals you have to watch out for.

December 16th, 2008, 04:00 PM	#115
jpeter Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 64 Likes (Received): 0	Can somebody post me a picture from Speed Limits in Finland? Thanks

April 26th, 2009, 07:05 PM	#116
Wover Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 485 Likes (Received): 6	Speed limits are variable. In the summer, most roads are 80 or 100; in winter the roads are 60 or 80. City centres are 50, but most of them have a 40 kph speed limit. Some pictures of (bilangual) signs:

April 26th, 2009, 07:35 PM	#117
RipleyLV Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jelgava Posts: 3,140 Likes (Received): 88	OMG, Corvette! __________________ NORDIC & BALTIC FORUM • JELGAVA PROJECTS THREAD

May 10th, 2009, 07:04 PM	#118
Dan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotland / Ireland Posts: 1,244 Likes (Received): 0	Not too long ago the new motorway east of Helsinki was completed, so Turku-Helsinki E18 is now 100% motorway. By 2015 the E18 will also be 100% motorway all the way to the Russian border.

July 27th, 2009, 11:34 AM	#119
*ChrisZwolle* Road user Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zwolle Posts: 28,739 Likes (Received): 437	The northernmost motorway in the world: Route 29 near Tornio: __________________ Visit the Highways & Autobahns section! my clinched highways • highway pictures @ Flickr and Youtube

January 10th, 2010, 12:55 PM	#120
scurt/2 rakastan sisua! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ilariopolis Posts: 303 Likes (Received): 19	Any pics of the new section of Turku-Helsinki motorway?

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